Schadenfreude is pronounced as SHA-den-froid-uh and is actually a German word. It means "malicious enjoyment of the misfortunes of others." according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
In Japanese, there is a perfect expression: "他人の不幸は蜜の味", or "ひとの不幸は蜜の味".
In Chinese it is translated as "因他人的不幸而感快乐;幸灾乐祸" (Baidu), the later idiom is less explicit than the Japanese one, but a better structured literal expression.
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